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Highest cancer rates by state

Cancer is expected to become America's No. 1 killer by 2030, according to a new report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Using 2010 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the most recent available), here's a look at states with the highest rates of this deadly disease:

20. Alabama (458 cases per 100,000 people)

19. Vermont (459.6 cases per 100,000 people)

18. North Carolina (460.6 cases per 100,000 people)

17. Montana (460.9 cases per 100,000 people)

16. Tennessee (464.1 cases per 100,000 people)

15. Illinois (465.5 cases per 100,000 people)

14. Mississippi (466.5 cases per 100,000 people)

13. New Jersey (467.7 cases per 100,000 people)

12. Washington (472.2 cases per 100,000 people)

11. Michigan (477.1 cases per 100,000 people)

10. Iowa (480 cases per 100,000 people)

9. New York (482.5 cases per 100,000 people)

8. Connecticut (485 cases per 100,000 people)

7. Louisiana (485.3 cases per 100,000 people)

6. New Hampshire (485.7 cases per 100,000 people)

5. Maine (486.7 cases per 100,000 people)

4. District of Columbia (486.8 cases per 100,000 people)

3. Pennsylvania (489.1 cases per 100,000 people)

2. Delaware (491.2 cases per 100,000 people)

1. Kentucky (510.7 cases per 100,000 people)

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